Patna, the great festival of folk faith Chhath Puja has been completed in Bihar. This time on the occasion of Chhath Mahaparva, 65 people died due to drowning in different districts within two days.

Actually, they lost their lives at different places on Thursday and Friday. Most 10 people have died in Samastipur and 7 in Patna. Five people are also missing in Patna district. Seven people from Begusarai are also among the dead. Apart from this, a total of 6 people including three from the same family died in Rohtas district.

At the same time, two people each died during Chhath in Chhapra, Bhojpur and Nalanda. Whereas, three people died in Gaya and one each in Muzaffarpur and East Champaran districts. 24 people died in the districts of Kosi, Seemanchal and East Bihar. These include five from Khagaria, four from Bhagalpur, three each from Madhepura and Purnia, two each from Katihar, Lakhisarai and Munger, and one each from Saharsa, Banka and Araria. Many children and teenagers are also among those who died.

Here, in Andhari village of Chauri police station area of ​​Bhojpur, five children including a brother and a sister who had gone to take bath on Thursday drowned in Son. Four sisters jumped into Son one by one to save their brother. Among them, two cousin sisters died, while the brother is missing.

In Paru of Muzaffarpur also, a sister died by drowning while trying to save her brother while bathing in Baya river on Thursday. Whereas, in Kesaria of East Champaran, a young woman fell into Gandak river while taking selfie from the railing of Sattar Ghat bridge of Gandak river. She has not been traced till now.

Two youths died when an iron boat capsized at Pokhara Chhathghat in Koiri Tola of Pachbhinda village in Taraiya of Saran at 6:30 am on Friday. 13 people including three children were rescued. There were 15 people on the boat.